Writer
Location: GB, ENG, London
Department: Student Beans Mag
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Not Applicable
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Online Media
Function: Writing/Editing

Company profile:
The Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013 we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.We have created a business we are passionate about and really proud of. To continue to grow we need brilliant people who inspire and deliver change all around them - that's why we're looking for talented, ambitious and creative folks to come and join us.

Job description:
The CompanyThe Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013, we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.The RoleThe UK’s leading student website, Student Beans, is on the hunt for a writer to produce awesome, engaging and entertaining content.The Writer will be responsible for producing articles and sourcing images in a fun, fast-paced environment. You will craft compelling copy and hilarious headlines, with occasional research expeditions into the depths of the internet for helpful and longer form features to be developed.We are looking to develop a number of new channels, and you will be responsible for working with the Editor to create useful, compelling and fun content targeted (naturally) to a student demographic, that will help our audience make the most of their time at uni. The channels that we are looking to expand are as follows:Money (tips for frugal living)Food &amp; Drink (keeping student cooking interesting &amp; on budget)Living (from flatmates to college-allegiances - everything that involves student accommodation)Careers &amp; Education (how to survive university intact and get a job)Campus (everything at uni that isn't covered by the previous two!)Tech (apps, social media and emergent technologies to enrich student lives)News (pop culture and fun NIBs)Style (trends, tips and student-focussed fashion)Sex &amp; Relationships (reminding students that they are not alone)You will be working within a small team of passionate, funny and creative writers, reporting to the Editor. We like our content freshly brewed, so you’ll participate in a pitching meeting every morning.If you are brimming with fantastic, original ideas and want to put them in front of millions of 16-24 year-old eyes, we’re going to get on famously.

Requirements:
You are immersed in popular content, with a terrifying knowledge of fantastic and underappreciated websites. You will also be well-versed in the culture, attitudes and issues of the student demographic.You will have a minimum 2:1 degree or equivalent (since student experience is helpful).You will have written plenty of lifestyle content online before, and the more of it that falls within the student sector the better. Please provide us with links to your portfolio or blog otherwise we will not be able to consider your application (note when considering what to highlight that we don't publish film or music reviews or football articles!).Social media and news will be second nature to you, and you’ll know exactly how to share something to maximise response.

Benefits:
Life at The Beans GroupThere are many things that make working at The Beans Group rewarding but we believe that a business is only as good as the people who work there - which is why we only hire great people! We are building a business which we are passionate about and really proud of. If you have what it takes to delight, inspire and empower those around you, then these are some of the things you can look forward to enjoying…Multiple Award-Winning Company and Brands; Entrepreneurial Startup Culture with Security of being Fully-Self-Funded; Major Growth Plans; Awesome Team; Competitive Salary; In-House Training and Development; International Opportunities; Childcare Vouchers and On-Site Childcare Facilities; Table Foosball; Discounted Gym Membership; ad hoc Partnership Discounts (e.g. Tastecard, Local Dining Establishments); Office Remote-Control Helicopter and Nerf Gun Collection; World Renowned Speakers - Past speakers include David Allen &amp; David Taylor**Recruitment AgenciesIf you want to work with us on this role, please take a look at our instructions here. We do not work with agencies in any capacity other than this and do not take sales calls under any circumstances. If you ignore these simple guidelines, we can't work with you. They'll tell you everything you need to know.